rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
voice quality; type of voice
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
continuation; succession; series
function; facility; faculty; feature
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma